Torrijas (Spanish French Toast)

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Torrijas (Spanish French Toast)

Torrijas is when thick slices of stale bread are soaked in orange-infused milk, dipped into eggs, and fried in olive oil until golden and crispy before being dusted in cinnamon sugar.

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Mediterranean, spanish

Servings:

Author: Daen Lia

Ingredients

6 slices day-old white bread cut into thick slices
1 1/2 cups milk
2 strips orange peel
1 cup sugar white granulated
1 tbsp cinnamon
olive oil for frying

Instructions

Warm milk: In a small pot, combine the milk and orange peel. On a low heat, bring the milk to a slow simmer or until warm and then remove from the heat.
Soak bread: Place the thick slices of bread into a large baking dish or baking sheet with a lip and pour the warm milk all over. Soak them in the milk until they are fully saturated but not soggy. Remove the bread from the pan and leave them to rest on a plate or cooling rack.
Dip into eggs: In a shallow bowl, whisk the eggs. Dip the bread into the eggs on both sides.
Fry: On a medium heat in a large fry pan, bring 1 - 2 tablespoons of olive oil to heat. Add two slices of bread to the pan at a time and fry for 2 - 3 minutes on each side or until golden and crispy. Remove from the pan and continue with the remaining bread.
Cinnamon sugar: In a shallow bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Mix well until combined. Dip the warm bread into the cinnamon sugar, ensuring you coat both sides.
Serve: Serve immediately with a drizzle of honey or just as is!

Notes

Bread: Make sure your bread is day-old or quite stale! I like to use thick slices of white sourdough or ciabatta for this recipe.

Milk & spices: I like to keep my milk quite simple with just some orange peel but you can add a cinnamon stick, star anise or other citrus peels if you like!

Honey: Some people like to drizzle their torrijas with honey at the end! I like to keep mine as is.

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